Updated

05/13/2015 - 8:30am

If something can be as American as apple pie, it can be as Canadian as butter tarts — right? The intensely sweet treat is a staple, and Ontario even runs butter tart tours. But British Columbia's Nanaimo bars have something to say about the butter tart's claim to supremacy.

Four Canadian students were ecstatic to have their science experiment headed to the International Space Station aboard the Antares rocket. So they gathered to watch the launch on Tuesday — only to see it explode live on TV.

Native American headdresses have been everywhere this year, from fashion shows to musical festivals to the heads of Kardashians. But one place they won't be is the Bass Coast Festival in British Columbia, which has banned headdresses out of respect for its native neighbors.

Canada’s federal government recently approved energy company Enbridge’s proposed pipeline to bring Tar Sands oil from Alberta to Canada’s West Coast. But the coastal First Nations strongly oppose the plan, and the British Columbia premier has yet to agree.

10 Vancouver musicians from across this spectrum have gotten together to apply their chops to music from the Arabic-speaking world. The group is called Haram, an Arabic word meaning "sinful" or "forbidden." But, just what is forbidden about their music?

Updated

05/13/2015 - 8:30am

If something can be as American as apple pie, it can be as Canadian as butter tarts — right? The intensely sweet treat is a staple, and Ontario even runs butter tart tours. But British Columbia's Nanaimo bars have something to say about the butter tart's claim to supremacy.

Canada’s federal government recently approved energy company Enbridge’s proposed pipeline to bring Tar Sands oil from Alberta to Canada’s West Coast. But the coastal First Nations strongly oppose the plan, and the British Columbia premier has yet to agree.

10 Vancouver musicians from across this spectrum have gotten together to apply their chops to music from the Arabic-speaking world. The group is called Haram, an Arabic word meaning "sinful" or "forbidden." But, just what is forbidden about their music?

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Igloolik, Nunavut. This town is home to Artcirq, an Inuit community circus troupe that will perform at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC next year. Boston Globe reporter Linda Matchan speaks with anchor Jeb Sharp.

Updated

05/13/2015 - 8:30am

If something can be as American as apple pie, it can be as Canadian as butter tarts — right? The intensely sweet treat is a staple, and Ontario even runs butter tart tours. But British Columbia's Nanaimo bars have something to say about the butter tart's claim to supremacy.

Native American headdresses have been everywhere this year, from fashion shows to musical festivals to the heads of Kardashians. But one place they won't be is the Bass Coast Festival in British Columbia, which has banned headdresses out of respect for its native neighbors.

Four Canadian students were ecstatic to have their science experiment headed to the International Space Station aboard the Antares rocket. So they gathered to watch the launch on Tuesday — only to see it explode live on TV.

Officials in California are partnering with their Canadian neighbors in British Columbia, as well as officials in Washington and Oregon, to try and reduce their production of climate change-inducing gases. While the announcement last week was met with much fanfare, the details remain to be seen.